Fetch Softworks

Hot Folders (4 posts)

• Started 20 years ago by needhelp
• Latest reply 19 years ago from Jim Matthews

• needhelp Member

  How do I get Fetch to setup a hot folder on my desktop? Is there anyway in 4.0.3?

  Posted 20 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  By hot folder do you mean one that you can drop files into, and have them automatically uploaded by Fetch?

  You'd do that by attaching a folder action AppleScript to the folder. Here's an example script:

  on adding folder items to this_folder after receiving these_items
  try
  tell application "Fetch 4.0.3"
  with timeout of 60000 seconds
  put into url "ftp://userid:@hostname/path/" item these_items
  end timeout
  end tell
  on error errorMsg
  display dialog "There was an error trying to put " & (these_items as string) & ": " & errorMsg
  end try
  end adding folder items to

  To add a folder action script to a folder you'd control-click on the folder in the Finder, bringing up a contextual menu; there should be a command for attaching a folder action. Let me know if that does not work.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 19 years ago #

• needhelp Member

  Ok,
  That is exactly what I want to do. But I am not sure how to get the script to work. I went into the script editor and put that info in and replaced the info that pertains to my FTP server and all that but when I place a photo in the folder it does nothing. Not to sure on what to do next.

  Posted 19 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  You should save that script, and then you need a way to attach it to the folder.

  On Mac OS 9: Control-click on the folder icon in the Finder, and choose "Attach Folder Action..." from the menu that appears.

  On Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther): Control-click on the folder icon in the Finder and choose "Enable Folder Actions" if you haven't done so before. Then Control-click again and choose "Attach a Folder Action...". Apple has documentation at http://www.apple.com/applescript/folderactions/

  Folder actions are also supported on Mac OS 10.2 (Jaguar), but you need to download extra software to configure them. I'd take a look at Folder Actions Manager X at http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/9059

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 19 years ago #